Abdallah Yassine

Motivated Director of Finance promoting more than 23 years of proficiency in identifying and analyzing trends and partnering with other departmental leaders. An action-oriented individual with experience tracking actual business results against plans, including acquisitions. Offering exceptional issue resolution and staff training skills in Theatrical & Non-Theatrical Distribution, Cinemas, Home Video, Consumer Products, Video Games, Gaming Accessories, Toys, Sports Wear & FMCG.

• Implement and deliver the Company’s finance strategy and support the Senior Leadership team in its development.
• Leading on the annual external audit and any internal functional audits with the company and the studios
• Oversee the efficient delivery of the monthly payroll
• Oversee the organization’s cash forecasting and treasury function
• Responsible for maintaining the highest standards of financial integrity
• Line manage the Senior Finance Manager and Finance Business Partner Financial Planning and Analysis
• Ensure that management accounts are accurately produced and delivered to the Board according to agreed timetables
• Oversee the delivery of an effective business partnering function to the Business Unit Leaders including the line management and development of the Finance Business Partner
• Drive and oversee the annual budgeting and in‑year forecasting processes
• Work with the Finance Business Partner to develop a Budget Management Framework to analyze the business’ performance and its delivery of a value for money service to its stakeholders
• Work with the Finance Business Partners to ensure all new initiatives/projects/ business cases are reviewed and assessed for agreed financial returns on investment and SMART KPIs

Financial Operations

• Work with Business Unit Leaders to help manage service contracts that have been issued to third parties
• Support Business unit Leaders in negotiating program/ project contracts
• Support the quality assurance of outsourced services with the Business Units Other
• Undertake ad hoc projects and activities to support the company’s overall aim of preparing young people for the world of work

MBA in Finance

Columbus University, Dubai

Bachelor of Business Administration

Lebanese University, Beirut